INCUMBENT
Scrabble letter values: I1N1C3U1M3B3E1N1T1 = 15
Definition
- noun the official who holds an office. — synonyms: officeholder
- adjective lying or leaning on something else.
- adjective necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility.
- adjective currently holding an office.
Examples
- “an incumbent geological formation”
- “morally binding”
- “it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts”